Line and hip support for harness.



E. P. PHIPPS.

LINE AND HIP SUPPORT FOR HARNESS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5, 191a,

1,098,35, Patented June 2, 1914.

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Attorneys.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH C0,. WAsHlNuToN. D. c.

E. P. PHIPPS.

LINE AND HIP SUPPORT FOR. HARNESS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5, 1913.

Patented June 2, 1914.

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Witnesses O s y e n r O L A unrriin STATES PATENT orrion.

ERNEST FAB/1S3 PIIIPPS, OF LA. FAYETTE, GEORGIA.

LINE AND HIP SUPPORT FOR HARNESS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST FARISS Priirrs, a citizen of the'United States, residing at La Fayette, in the county of Walker and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Line and Hip Support for Harness, of which the following is a specification.

One object of the present invention is to provide novel means for supporting the reins of a harness above the breeching, to the end that the reins may not slide downwardly to the rear of the belly band.

Another object of the invention is to provide a harness having side straps connected at their lower ends with the breeching, a rein supporting hip saddle being provided, with which saddle the adjacent, upper ends of the side straps are adjustably connected.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means whereby the reins will be prevented from lifting the breeching.

The invention aims, further, to provide novel means for connecting the ends of the side straps with the rein supporting hip saddle and with the terrets which are carried by the saddle.

It is within the scope of the invention to improve generally, and to increase the utility of, devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 shows in side elevation, one form of harness constructed in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the hip saddle parts being shown in elevation; Fig. 3 isa transverse section of the terret; Fig. l is a side elevation showing a modified means for assembling the lower end of the side strap with the breeching; Fig. 5 is an elevation showing a modified form of hip saddle; Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation showing a still further modification in the hip saddle; and Fig. 7 is an elevation showing Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 5, 1913.

Patented June 2, 1214.

Serial No. 746,399.

a modified form of terrct and Fig. 8 is a perspective showing the invention as constituting a part of the breast collar.

In the drawing and referring particularly to Fig. 1, the numeral 1 indicates the belly band and the numeral 2 indicates the martingale, the latter having a loop 3 which is assembled with the belly band 1. The looped end 3 of the martingale 2 supports a ring 4, to which are secured the forward ends of flank straps 5, the rear ends of the flank straps 5 carrying snaps 6 or any other suitable means for connecting the flank straps with rings 7 which are carried at the forward ends of the breeching 8. The breeching 8 is provided with an eye 91 l/Vith the eye 9 and with the ring 7 are assembled stub straps 10, the upper ends of which are preferably looped through and sewed into a' ring 11. The harness includes a back strap 12 connecting the crupper 14 with the belly band 1.

I11 carrying out the invention there is provided a hip saddle 15, to the lower face of which a pad 16 may be secured. A short tie strap 17 extends transversely of the hip saddle 15, the ends of the tie strap being secured to the back strap 12 to the rear of and in front of the hip saddle. Superposed upon the hip saddle 15 is a yoke 18 which is equipped with loops 19 at its ends. A rivet 20 or like connecting element passes through the yoke 18, through the tie strap 17, through the hip saddle 15 and the pad 16 and through the back strap 12, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Superposed upon the yoke 18 are terrets 21 which are peripherally grooved as indicated at 22 in Fig. 3. Pins 23 project from the tcrrets 21 into the grooves 22. If desired, the tcrrets 21 may be supplied with base plates 21 and by means of rivets 25, the base plates are attached to the yoke 18 and to the saddle 15. Mounted upon the yoke 18 are inner guide loops 26. Disposed beyond the loops 26 and connected preferably with the yoke18 are intermediate guide loops 27, the guide loops 26 and 27 lying between the terrets 21. Secured to the ends of the yoke 18 and lying beyond the terrets 21 are outer guide loops 28.

The side straps are denoted by the numeral 29, the lower ends of the side straps 29 being looped through the rings 11 and being permanently connected therewith,

(preferably) by stitching or otherwise, as shown at 30. The upper ends of the side straps 29 are engaged with buckles 31, which in their turn, are supported in the loops 19 of the yoke 18. The ends of the side straps 29 are passed through the outer guides 28 and thence are trained as indicated at 32 around the terrets 21, the ends of the side straps lying in the grooves 22 of the terret. The ends of the side straps are equipped with openings 23' adapted to receive -the pins 23, the pins and the openings constitute inter-engaging elements adapted to prevent the ends of the side straps from moving lengthwise.

Between the terrets 21 the ends of the side straps are carried through the guides 26 and 27 as shown at 83. The free extremities of the superposed ends of the side straps 29 are engaged in the inner guide loops 26, or in these loops and the intermediate loops 27, the ends of the side straps being denoted by the reference characters 34 and 35. In

Fig. 2 of the drawing, the inner ends of the inbefore described.

side straps 29 are shown as looped or humped upwardly, between the terrets 21, but obviously, the overlapped ends of the side straps may be flattened, if desired, between the terrets '21.

As disclosed in Fig. 4, the side strap 36 may be equipped at its lower end with diverging branches 37 one of which is con nected with an eye 38 formed upon a breeching 39, the breeching having a ring 40 adapted for connection with the flank strap 5 as shown in Fig. 1. The other branch 37 is connected to the ring 40.

It is obvious that the straps 29 and the hip saddle 15 may be located upon the neck of the animal, under which circumstances the straps and the hip saddle, being connected with the tubs 105, as shown in Fig. 8, will constitute the breast collar.

Referring to Fig. 5, the hip saddle is de noted by the numeral 41 and is provided adjacent its ends with openings 42. The yoke is indicated by the numeral 43 and is terminally provided with loops 44. The outer guides 45 may be connected with loops 44, the loops being adapted to receive buckles 46. A pair of intermediate guides 47 is shown, the same being located between the terrets 48, provided with the base plates 49, as before. The upper ends of the side straps 50 are extended beneath the ends of the hip saddle 41 and thence pass upwardly through the openings 42, the ends of the side straps being connected with the buckles 46 and passing through the guides 45. The ends of the side straps thence pass around the terrets 48 which are constructed as here The extremities 51 of the side straps pass through the guides 47 in opposite directions.

As shown in Fig. 6, the hip saddle is denoted by the numeral 52 and the tie strap, corresponding to the tie strap 17, by the numeral 54. The hip saddle 52 is equipped with loops 55 at its ends supporting rings 56 through which the ends of the side straps 57 are looped and stitched. The ter- Vrets are shown at 58 and are provided with clencher prongs 59, passing through the hip saddle 52.

In all forms of the invention, the reins 60 are passed through the terrets.

In all forms of the invention, the reins 60 can not become disengaged from the terrets and slide downwardly along the flanks of the animal. If desired, the reins may be placed between the terrets, instead of being looped through the terrets, and thus the reins will be supported.

Referring specifically to Fig. 2 it will be noted that owing to the presence of the rivet 20, the hip saddle 15 is permanently secured to the back strap 12. Consequently, there will be no sliding movement between these parts, and wear will be avoided.

Referring to Fig. 1 as typical and noting the connection 30 and the ring 11, it will be observed that there are no projections adapted to catch the tail of the horse. Further, owing to the absence of projections at the point last indicated, the reins 60, when not engaged with the terrets, will not be caught and be held down along the flanks of the animal, this annoying circumstance being common and well known to drivers. It is to be observed that a take up in the side straps is effected on top of the hip saddle, and not at the lower ends of the side straps. Consequently,much of the strain upon the side straps is removed, and the side straps may be adjusted readily from the top of the back of the animal. When the side straps 50, as shown in Fig. 5, pass through the openings 42, the straps engage the tongue of the buckle only, and the buckle, therefore, is prevented from rusting and wearing the strap. Any desired materials of construction may be selected for fashioning the terrets and the rings and these elements may be of any desired shape. The flank strap 5 is adapted to be employed in connection with the saddles shown in Figs 2 and 5 and the specific side strap arrangement shown in Fig. 4 may be employed in connect-ion with either of these two hip saddles. The prong connection 59 for the terret 58, shown in Fig.

6 may be used in connection with either of resilient latch 200'. From a terret, constructed as above described, the lines may be disengaged readily.

The terrets shown in Figs. 6 and 7 may be positioned at any desired points upon the side straps.

It is entirely obvious that the invention is applicable equally to a double harness or to a single harness.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a harness, an auxiliary saddle; breeching-supporting side straps having separate upper ends located upon the saddle; and rein-holding means mounted upon the saddle and engaged with the said ends of the side straps to prevent the side straps from moving longitudinally upon the saddle.

2. In a harness, an auxiliary saddle; terrets upon the saddle; an intermediate guide located between the terrets; outer guides located between the ends of the saddle and the terrets; and side straps having their upper ends passed through the guides and engaged around the terrets.

3. In a device of the class described, an auxiliary saddle; a terret mounted on the saddle; guides carried by the saddle upon opposite sides of the terret and independent of the terret; and a side strap engaged through the guides and having a free end extended across the top of the terret.

4. In a harness, an auxiliary saddle; buckles located adjacent the ends of the saddle; terrets mounted upon the saddle between the buckles; a guide located between the terrets; and side straps having their upper ends connected with the buckles and engaged with the guide, the side straps being trained around the terrets.

5. In a harness, an auxiliary saddle; a yoke superposed thereon; buckles carried by the ends of the yoke and located above the saddle; terrets superposed upon the yoke; a guide located between the terrets; and side straps having their upper ends engaged with the buckles and engaged with the guide, the side straps being trained around the terrets.

6. In a device of the class described, an auxiliary saddle; a terret mounted on the saddle; guides carried by the saddle upon opposite sides of the terret and independent of the terret; and aside strap engaged through the guides and extended across the top of the terret, the terret being grooved to receive the side straps.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto ailixed my slgnature in the presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST FARISS PI-IIPPS.

Witnesses:

S. A. HUNT, Jr., W. II.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. O." 

